HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.?* Date of Publication: Undated (1930)* Publisher: Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Bright blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Minor bumps & rubs to edges, corners, head & tail of spine, a few small marks to boards. VG* Jacket condition: No dust jacket. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Neat owners name to ffep. (There is no publication date which may indicate that the half title has been removed.) Top edge gilt and fore-edge lightly foxed. Clean, crisp, and tight with light reading wear, no marks to text, slight offsetting to end papers, last few pages vertically creased, otherwise no visible faults. VG* Illustrations: Several b/w line drawings & musical extracts throughout.* Pages: 375 pp. text. i pp. nelsons logo at rear.* Description: Belloc?s best travel writing has secured a permanent following. The Path to Rome (1902), an account of a walking pilgrimage he made from central France across the Alps and down to Rome, has remained continuously in print. More than a mere travelogue, "The Path to Rome" contains descriptions of the people and places he encountered, his drawings in pencil and in ink of the route, humour, poesy (sentimental poetry), and the reflections of a large mind turned to the events of his time as he marches along his solitary way.* A VG copy with NO MAJOR FAULTS. No dust jacket.*

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Bookseller: Cocksparrow Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2504
Title: The Path to Rome, (Hardback).
Author: Belloc, Hilaire
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - VG/VG/ND
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition ?
Publisher: Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd
Place of Publication: London UK 376
Date Published: 1930-01-01
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Size: 16.4 x 11 x 3.6 cm

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Crisp: A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
Half Title: The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Bumps: Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.